Breaking: VP Yemi Osinbajo Joins Presidency Race as he Officially Declares
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Nigeria’s vice president, Yemi Osinbajo has declared his intention to contest in the 2023 presidential election
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The VP made his declaration early on Monday morning, in a short broadcast that was shared from his official Twitter handle
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Osinbajo who recently turned 65, is a senior advocate of Nigeria and also a senior pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has finally declared to run for president, putting an end to months of speculations about his intentions.
In a video that was posted to all his social media handles on Monday, Osinbajo said:
“I formally declare my intention to run for the office of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the platform of our great party, the All Progressives Congress”
I am today, with utmost humility formally declaring my intention to run for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the platform of APC. pic.twitter.com/atggfEnF2Q
— Prof Yemi Osinbajo (@ProfOsinbajo) April 11, 2022
The VP will join a current list of APC candidates that includes former Lagos State governor Bola Tinubu, Transportation minister Rotimi Amaechi, and former Imo state governor Rochas Okorocha.
Other contestants that will be vying for APC’s presidential ticket include Kogi and Ebonyi state governors, Yahaya Bello and Dave Umahi.
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Aside from his current role as the vice president of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo is a senior advocate of Nigeria. The politician who recently turned 65, is also a senior pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
Before becoming the VP, Osinbajo served as attorney-general and commissioner for justice in Lagos state between 1999 and 2007.
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